Casey Kasem's body was reportedly on the way to Europe earlier this week, and late Thursday the destination was determined: Norway. That's a long way for the remains of the Top 40 radio icon to travel, especially given the fact that according to his three eldest children he wanted to be buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale. Jean Kasem, his second wife and mother of his youngest child, Liberty Kasem, has petitioned officials in Norway to allow Casey's body to be buried in that country, the Norwegian newspaper VG said Thursday (via the Hollywood Reporter). TMZ had reported Monday that the remains were headed to Europe from the funeral home in Montreal, where Jean had the body...

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